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Head Coach:  Tom Martin, 25th JMU season, 321-134-48; 34th career season, 440-169-58

JMU This Season:  9-7-2 overall; 4-6-1 (tied eighth) Colonial Athletic Association

This Week:
Season completed.

Last Week:
JMU dropped home conference games to Virginia Commonwealth (3-2 on Nov. 3) and Hofstra (2-0 on Nov. 6). 

CAA Standings:  William and Mary (8-1-2) finished the regular-season in first place in the CAA standings.
     Virginia Commonwealth (5-2-4) finished second and Hofstra (5-3-3) third.  Delaware (5-4-2) and Old Dominion (5-4-2) tied for fourth.
     JMU (4-6-1) tied for eighth with Georgia State.
     As the top seed William and Mary will host the CAA tournament on Nov. 12 and 14.  VCU, Hofstra and Delaware will join W&M in the four-team tournament.

Shooting Advantage:  JMU outshot its opponents by almost a 2:1 margin (365-195) this season.
     Only twice did a JMU opponent take more shots than the Dukes:  West Virginia (15-10 in a 1-0 WVU win) and Delaware (23-21 in a 4-2 JMU win).

Dukes in the National Stats:  Senior CJ Sapong continues to rank among the NCAA Division I scoring leaders in the latest NCAA National Statistics (games through Nov. 7).
     He is tied for third in total points (33), sixth in points per game (1.83), tied eighth in total goals (12), tied ninth in total assists (9), tied 14th in goals per game (0.67), and tied 15th in assists per game (0.5).
     As a team JMU ranks 21st nationally in total goals (34) and 31st in goals average (1.89).

JMU in the CAA Stats:  In the latest CAA Statistics (games through Nov. 7), CJ Sapong leads the league in assists (9), assist average (0.50), points (33) and points average (1.83).  He is tied for first in total goals (12) and is second in goals average (0.67) and second in game-winning goals (4).

National Rankings:  Three JMU opponents (Virginia, William and Mary, West Virginia) are ranked or are receiving votes in the latest national polls (NSCAA, Soccer America, College Soccer News). 

JMU Opponents in the National Polls (Nov. 8/9)
School, Game Date, Site, Ranking*
West Virginia, Sept. 19, away (L 0-1), votes/nr/nr
Virginia, Oct. 12, away (T 0-0, 2 OT), 20th/13th/13th
William and Mary, Oct, 20, home (L 1-2), 16th/14th/12th
*NSCAA/Soccer America/College Soccer News

In the Region:  Eight CAA members, including JMU, are ranked or receiving votes in the Nov. 8 South Atlantic Region Top 10 (NSCAA).  Ranked are William and Mary (#2), Old Dominion (#5), Virginia Commonwealth (#7), North Carolina Wilmington (#8), JMU (#9) and Hofstra (#10).  George Mason and Towson are receiving votes.
     Other JMU opponents ranked in region polls include Virginia (#3 in South Atlantic) and West Virginia (tied #8 in Northeast).

On the Season Lists:  CJ Sapong's season total of 12 goals is tied for the fourth-highest total in school history.  The school record is 15, two players have scored 14, three have scored 13 and six have scored 12.
     His season total of 33 points was just one point away from Mark Mathewson's school record of 34, set in 1994.  Three other JMU players have had 33-point seasons.  (See Season Lists at end of document)


On the Career Lists:  CJ Sapong finished his career with 37 goals (seventh place on JMU all-time list), 21 assists (tied 12th) and 94 points (fifth). 
     Sapong's 12 game-winning scores ranks fourth-best all-time at JMU.
     At the conclusion of his career senior goalkeeper Ken Manahan is seventh on JMU's career solo shutout list (16) and tied for ninth on the career total shutout list (17).

***Complete season and career listings can be found below***

SEASON LISTS

Season Points

Season Goals

Season Assists

Season Game-Winning Goals

CAREER LISTS

Career Goals

Career Assists

Career Points

Career Game-Winning Goals

Career Solo Shutouts

Career Total Shutouts (Solo and Shared)